Curtail 5

Language
Language brain teasers are those that involve the English language. You need to think about and manipulate words and letters.

When you curtail a word, you remove the last letter and still have a valid word. You will be given clues for the two words, longer word first.
Example: Begin -> Heavenly body
Answer: The words are Start and Star.

I also flew though 1-7, (all the while waiting for the unfamiliar one). Finally, there it was...#8 which I passed on. Looking at the word, I wouldn't have gotten in without referring to online dictionaries. For me part of each teaser is knowing when to pass over vs when I should have gotten it.